President Lula (PT) set a deadline of 60 days, starting Monday 8/12, for four ministries to develop the guidelines of a so-called “Road Map”, in order to promote the energy transition and reduce Brazil’s dependence on fossil fuels. The advisory body of the executive power, the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), must review the “Roadmap”.
The decision was taken by presidential decree, published in the Official Gazette, and the four ministries are: Finance (PT) of Fernando Haddad, Environment (Rede) of Marina Silva, Civil House (PT) of Rui Costa and Mines and Energy (PSD) of Alexandre Silveira. In addition to developing the roadmap, the ministries will have to present a proposal to create the Energy Transition Fund, the financing of which will be financed by a portion of government revenues from oil and natural gas exploration.
Even before the start of COP30, President Lula had called on countries to adhere to the “Road Map”, but the subject was left aside, rejected mainly by oil-producing countries, such as Colombia, Spain, France and the Marshall Islands, as well as by countries considered political partners, such as Iran and Russia, as well as by major producers, such as Saudi Arabia. However, whenever possible, President Lula has raised his voice: “Accelerating the energy transition” and protecting nature are the two most effective ways to contain global warming. I am convinced that, despite our difficulties and contradictions, we need roadmaps to, in an equitable and planned way, reverse deforestation, overcome dependence on fossil fuels and mobilize the resources necessary to achieve these goals.
Tulio Guitarrari, journalist and political scientist from the EcoPower Eficiência Energética group, said that the proposal, if implemented, will promote greater awareness among the population about the production of greenhouse gases (GHG) and the extent to which these means of energy production, through thermoelectric plants, cause environmental pollution. “It is no secret that thermoelectric power plants use, as an energy matrix, natural gas, oil and coal to generate steam and operate the turbine that produces electrical energy. Biomass as well. All of them are major polluters of the environment. Therefore, the government’s proposal to reduce dependence on fossil fuels will respond to the global desire for sustainability”, emphasized Tulio Guitarrari.
EcoPower is a solar energy company that has already approved more than 80,000 residential, commercial, industrial and rural projects throughout Brazil. “Clean energy produced by solar panels reduces GHG emissions; in other words, it does not harm the environment and represents an attitude of awareness of sustainability. In addition, it saves on monthly energy bills,” said Tulio Guitarrari.
The growth of the solar energy market also increases awareness of the environment and the need to reduce GHG emissions. According to the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), the sector’s capacity was increased by around 6.8 GW in the first 11 months of this year. Guitarrari says that the economic question is the first thought, but sustainability is also analyzed in the processing of contracts with customers: “The initial request is aimed at the savings that solar energy allows. Discounts of up to 50% on the first financing installment, in the plans offered by EcoPower, are attracting a lot of attention. But, in the dialogue between customer and franchisee, there is an awareness of sustainability.
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